The Kinks were yesterday’s men as the 70s dawned, written off as 60s relics. Their only significant hit since 1967, Days, hardly arrested a calamitous, lift-shaft fall which hit bottom with a ...

One of The Kinks‘ most renowed songs is, of course, their 1970 single “Lola”. Upon its release, the story in the lyrics confused, befuddled, and surprised listeners and stumped them for quite some ...

The Kinks are one of the bands from the British Invasion of the 1960s that displayed staying power. Although the popularity of their albums waxed and waned throughout the next few decades, they were ...

Rock and roll was never known to play nice, and some of the censors took offense and bann these classic displays of filth ...

"X-Ray" is both the title of Ray Davies' self-penned "unofficial autobiography" and one of his more recent songs. It's also a good description of the show he played before a standing-room crowd at the ...

We are revisiting one of the finest pop song lyricists of his age, Ray Davies and his 10 best lyrics for The Kinks reveal a ...

The Kinks were heading into uncharted territory in the Sixties. The London rockers blew up in the early days of the British invasion, topping the charts with violently rowdy bangers like “You Really ...

Shel Talmy, the American record producer who helped foment the British Invasion by capturing the scabrous guitar riff in the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” and Roger Daltrey’s stuttering vocal line in the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images From the powerful bass tone on 1964's You Really Got Me to their last album, ...

The record producer also oversaw hits by Manfred Mann and the duo Chad & Jeremy and was an early backer of David Bowie. By The Associated Press Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger ...